Patents by Inventor Seong-Wook Moon

Seong-Wook Moon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240075920
    Abstract: A method for controlling driving of a hybrid electric vehicle includes collecting driving data while the hybrid electric vehicle is driven, determining whether the hybrid electric vehicle enters a first mode corresponding to emergency driving of the hybrid electric vehicle or a second mode corresponding to control in preparation for the emergency driving, and controlling the hybrid electric vehicle in accordance with a mode that the hybrid electric vehicle enters among the first mode and the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Bae Jeon, Seong Wook Moon, Do Hwa Kim, Gyu Ri Lee, Sung Il Jung, Jae Young Park, Jeong Eun Kim, Hui Un Son
  • Publication number: 20240001909
    Abstract: Provided are a hybrid electric vehicle and driving mode control method and apparatus for the same. An engine start request is generated by a heating controller of the vehicle. A second time is determined on basis of a first time between the cancellation of a prevent engine start request and the generation of the engine start request. The engine is controlled so that the engine is further maintained in a started state during the second time after the engine start request is cancelled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom CHO, Sung Deok KIM, Ku Young KANG, Seong Wook MOON, Sung Chan NA
  • Patent number: 11858501
    Abstract: An emergency braking function control method of a vehicle includes detecting an obstacle ahead of the vehicle, the vehicle being in a state of being travelable in a forward direction using power of a power source, in response to the detecting, determining a first steering angle and a second steering angle, the first steering angle being a maximum steering angle at which the vehicle collides with the obstacle and the second steering angle being a steering angle at which the vehicle turns while maintaining a minimum safe distance from the obstacle, the first and second steering angles being determined based on a distance to the obstacle, a heading of the obstacle, and an input steering angle, and determining whether to change an emergency braking function based on the input steering angle, the first steering angle, or the second steering angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Yeon Bok Kim, Hui Un Son, Tae Wook Park, Seong Wook Moon
  • Publication number: 20230415740
    Abstract: A vehicle and an acceleration limit control method thereof, includes obtaining a driving score of a driver, determining a driving score change amount of the driver based on traveling information measured or generated when the vehicle is driving, determining a current driving score based on the determined change amount of the driving score and the obtained driving score, and setting an acceleration limit level or changing a preset acceleration limit level based on the determined current driving score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Do Hwa KIM, Seong Wook MOON, Hui Un SON, Gyu Ri LEE, Sung Il JUNG, Jae Young PARK, Jeong Eun KIM, Sung Bae JEON
  • Publication number: 20230256958
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, and systems for controlling a valet mode of a vehicle. The method may include activating a valet mode, determining a parking environment of the vehicle being parked in a parking area, when the valet mode is set. Based on the parking environment of the vehicle, a first signal or a second signal may be output. The first signal may be configured to permit parking of the vehicle in the parking area. The second signal may be configured to prohibit parking of the vehicle in the parking area. Determining the parking environment of the vehicle may include determining, based on the parking environment, whether to limit a vehicle control of the vehicle and/or a degree of limit of the vehicle control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Gyu Ri Lee, Seong Wook Moon, Do Hwa Kim, Sung Bae Jeon, Sung Il Jung, Jae Young Park, Jeong Eun Kim, Hui Un Son
  • Publication number: 20230227013
    Abstract: Disclosed is an acceleration limit function relaxation apparatus. The apparatus may determine, based on information indicating manipulation of a brake pedal of a vehicle during an acceleration limit mode, that the vehicle is in a temporary braking state, determine a vehicle speed, measured at a start of the manipulation of the brake pedal, as a target vehicle speed for reacceleration, determine, based on information indicating manipulation of an accelerator pedal, that the vehicle is reaccelerated, determine an acceleration limit relaxation factor based on a cumulative braking amount calculated by measuring amounts of braking during the temporary braking state, and cause acceleration limit relaxation of the vehicle by applying the acceleration limit relaxation factor to an acceleration limit of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Do Hwa Kim, Seong Wook Moon, Hui Un Son, Gyu Ri Lee, Sung Il Jung, Jae Young Park, Jeong Eun Kim, Sung Bae Jeon
  • Publication number: 20230202484
    Abstract: Disclosed may be a method for evaluating valet mode driving of a vehicle. The method includes determining whether or not a valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, determining a plurality of driving evaluation factors for valet parking based on at least one of a vehicle status or a driving environment, upon determining that the valet mode entry condition may be satisfied, calculating a valet driving evaluation score by analyzing the determined driving evaluation factors and collecting result values acquired through analysis, and displaying the calculated valet driving evaluation score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Gyu Ri Lee, Seong Wook Moon, Do Hwa Kim, Sung Bae Jeon, Sung Il Jung, Jae Young Park, Jeong Eun Kim, Hui Un Son
  • Publication number: 20230174046
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a hybrid electric vehicle configured to respond to a required torque while reducing exhaust gas emission in a situation where catalyst heating of an engine is not completed, and a driving control method for the hybrid electric vehicle. The driving control method of the hybrid electric vehicle comprises entering catalyst heating control of an engine when there is a request for catalyst heating and a required torque exceeds a first threshold during traveling in a first mode using an electric motor as a driving source, and entering acceleration feeling increase control when the required torque exceeds a second threshold greater than the first threshold, in which the second threshold is set between the first threshold and a third threshold that is a reference for an entry into a second mode using the engine as the driving source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Byeong Hee Yang, Seong Wook Moon, Sung Deok Kim
  • Patent number: 11634036
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electrified vehicle to prevent a collision thereof includes: determining whether an accelerator pedal is erroneously operated in the situation in which an obstacle is detected to be present in a traveling path; and when it is determined that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, performing braking control such that at least one of hydraulic braking or regenerative braking is selectively performed in a plurality of braking sections determined based on a current vehicle speed and a distance to the obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Yeon Bok Kim, Sung Deok Kim, Tae Wook Park, Seong Wook Moon
  • Publication number: 20230119914
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an eco-friendly vehicle in which valet mode can be controlled with detailed control levels, and a method for controlling the same mode. A method for controlling valet mode of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises determining whether an entry condition for the valet mode to be satisfied, determining, if the condition being satisfied, one level among a plurality of levels for the valet mode based on at least one of a vehicle state and a driving environment and performing a vehicle control according to the determined level, wherein the plurality of levels are different from one another in whether or not a restriction to be made to at least part of a powertrain and a function or a degree of the restriction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: GYU RI LEE, Seong Wook MOON, Do Hwa KIM, Sung Bae JEON, Sung Il JUNH, Jae Young PARK, Jeong Eun KIM, Hui Un SON
  • Publication number: 20220388496
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an emergency operating system and an emergency operating method for a hybrid vehicle with a damaged bearing of an engine, which are capable of preventing a bearing from being further damaged due to a drive motor and a hybrid starter and generator (HSG) when damage to the bearing installed in an engine is detected and capable of driving the hybrid vehicle and which include a bearing damage detection operation, an engine driving maintaining operation, a first state of charge (SOC) comparison operation, and a first emergency operating operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jun-Ho PARK, Sung-Woo NAM, Pan-Sang KIM, Byng-Mo JEON, Sang-Hyuk MUN, Seong-Wook MOON, Je-Ha SON, Young-Joon PARK, Chan-Ki MIN, Hye-Kil HWANG, Sung-Nam BAEK, Chul-Ho YU, Hyung-Mook YOON
  • Publication number: 20220379731
    Abstract: An embodiment method of controlling traveling of an electrified vehicle equipped with an electric motor as a power source includes determining whether it is possible to enter a variable control function. The variable control function includes a function of variably controlling a coasting torque level using a regenerative braking force. In response to a determination that it is not possible to enter the variable control function, a cause of an inability to enter the variable control function is determined and control is performed in a manner that corresponds to a determination that it is possible to enter the variable control function or the determination of the cause of the inability to enter the variable control function in response to the determination that it is not possible to enter the variable control function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Seong Wook Moon, Myung Woo Kim, Joon Young Park, Sung Deok Kim
  • Patent number: 11511729
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a hybrid starter & generator (HSG) controller that determines whether an HSG has failed, and a hybrid vehicle controller that controls reverse drive by controlling locking up an engine clutch and maintaining a main relay of a battery to be continuously turned on, based on whether a request for the reverse drive is input from a user. The hybrid vehicle controller changes and applies a vehicle torque control calculation method based on a state of charge (SoC) of the battery, when the HSG has failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Seong Wook Moon, Jeong Eun Kim
  • Patent number: 11414077
    Abstract: A method of guiding driving with low fuel efficiency using traffic light information includes: acquiring traffic light information on a forward traffic light, determining whether the vehicle is capable of passing through the forward traffic light without stopping based on the traffic light information, a current vehicle speed, and available acceleration and deceleration speeds, and when the vehicle is capable of passing through it without stopping, outputting a guidance speed for enabling the vehicle to pass through the forward traffic light without stopping. In particular, the forward traffic light information includes information on a current signal of the traffic light and information on a remaining time until the current signal is changed to another signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyu Hwan Jo, Hui Un Son, Jae Kyu Hyun, Seong Wook Moon, Do Hee Kim
  • Publication number: 20220111838
    Abstract: An emergency braking function control method of a vehicle includes detecting an obstacle ahead of the vehicle, the vehicle being in a state of being travelable in a forward direction using power of a power source, in response to the detecting, determining a first steering angle and a second steering angle, the first steering angle being a maximum steering angle at which the vehicle collides with the obstacle and the second steering angle being a steering angle at which the vehicle turns while maintaining a minimum safe distance from the obstacle, the first and second steering angles being determined based on a distance to the obstacle, a heading of the obstacle, and an input steering angle, and determining whether to change an emergency braking function based on the input steering angle, the first steering angle, or the second steering angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Yeon Bok Kim, Hui Un Son, Tae Wook Park, Seong Wook Moon
  • Publication number: 20210370780
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electrified vehicle to prevent a collision thereof includes: determining whether an accelerator pedal is erroneously operated in the situation in which an obstacle is detected to be present in a traveling path; and when it is determined that the accelerator pedal is erroneously operated, performing braking control such that at least one of hydraulic braking or regenerative braking is selectively performed in a plurality of braking sections determined based on a current vehicle speed and a distance to the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Yeon Bok Kim, Sung Deok Kim, Tae Wook Park, Seong Wook Moon
  • Publication number: 20210309205
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a hybrid starter & generator (HSG) controller that determines whether an HSG has failed, and a hybrid vehicle controller that controls reverse drive by controlling locking up an engine clutch and maintaining a main relay of a battery to be continuously turned on, based on whether a request for the reverse drive is input from a user. The hybrid vehicle controller changes and applies a vehicle torque control calculation method based on a state of charge (SoC) of the battery, when the HSG has failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Seong Wook Moon, Jeong Eun Kim
  • Patent number: 11136020
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle and a method of calibrating a traveling direction of the hybrid vehicle are disclosed. The method of calibrating a traveling direction of a hybrid vehicle including a transmission not having a reverse gear includes: when an abnormality of a motor speed sensor is detected, calculating a difference between at least one of a first moving distance calculated based on sensor information during a predetermined time or a second moving distance calculated based on output torque and a third moving distance calculated based on a vehicle speed by a controller for controlling output torque; when an absolute value of the calculated difference is greater than a preset error reference, reversing the traveling direction recognized by the controller; and controlling a powertrain in response to a transmission lever state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom Cho, Seong Wook Moon, Sung Bae Jeon, Hui Un Son, Joon Young Park, Jea Mun Lee
  • Publication number: 20210171041
    Abstract: A method of controlling a brake lamp of a vehicle including an electric motor as a power source includes determining whether gear shifting is required and whether there is a forward section with a suddenly changing slope when regenerative braking is performed through the electric motor without manipulation of an accelerator pedal or a brake pedal, delaying the gear shifting until the gear shifting exceeds a gear-shifting limit when the gear shifting is required and when there is the forward section with the suddenly changing slope, calculating acceleration based on regenerative braking torque while the gear shifting is delayed, and controlling the brake lamp based on the calculated acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Hui Un Son, Seong Wook Moon, Song Il Park, Sung Bae Jeon, Sung Hoon Yu, Joon Young Park, Chan Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20210101584
    Abstract: A hybrid vehicle and a method of calibrating a traveling direction of the hybrid vehicle are disclosed. The method of calibrating a traveling direction of a hybrid vehicle including a transmission not having a reverse gear includes: when an abnormality of a motor speed sensor is detected, calculating a difference between at least one of a first moving distance calculated based on sensor information during a predetermined time or a second moving distance calculated based on output torque and a third moving distance calculated based on a vehicle speed by a controller for controlling output torque; when an absolute value of the calculated difference is greater than a preset error reference, reversing the traveling direction recognized by the controller; and controlling a powertrain in response to a transmission lever state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Kyeom CHO, Seong Wook MOON, Sung Bae JEON, Hui Un SON, Joon Young PARK, Jea Mun LEE